Shock-absorber.



' W. W. WINGER.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

APPLICATION FILED 020.8. 1915.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- W. W. WINGER.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.8. 1915.

Patented Janv M, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WILLIAM W. WINGER, OF WOLCOTT, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO RIDE E-Z SHOCK ABSORBER CUMJPANY, F WOLCOII, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

SHOCK-ABSORBER.

nearest,

s ecification or Letters Patent.

Application filed December a, 1915. semi No. eaten.

- provements 'in Shock-Absorbers, of which III the following, taken in connection with the drawings, is a description.

My invention has for its object the pro duction of a shock absorber designed to be appllied to vehicles, such as automobiles, and the like.

A further object of the invention is to proide such a construction, which may be applied to machines already constructed by making slight changes in the connecting parts. a

A further object of the invention is to provide a shock absorber which extends transversely of the machine, and which will receive and absorb any jars or shocks to the vehicle caused by rough or uneven roadways, or for any other reason which would transmit a sudden jolt to the body of the car.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated what I now consider the preferred form of my construction, in which I have shown the device applied to a machine of the Ford type, although it is obvious the device may be applicable to machines of other types.

In these drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the front axle and a portionof the car body of an automobile with my shock absorber attached; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the rear axle; and

Figs. 3 and I are respectively top plan views of the rear and front attaching members; I

Referring to the drawings, A represents the automobile body, supported upon the springs A, AQA, which may be of the usual form of construction.

B is the front axle and B the rear axle, upon which are mounted the front and rear wheels, I) and b, respectively, all of which is of well-known construction, and will not be now further described.

Seourednear each end of the axle B, is an upwardly-extendi is secured the attac ing member C.

Each of the attaching members G-G is formed of two side pieces c-c, (Fig. I), which are curved, as shown in side elevation projection C, to which Fig. I, and at the outer ends thereof are pivotally secured to the free ends of the promotions C C.

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Une end of each of these attaching memhers is bent outwardly to enable the ends of the attaching members to pass outside of the axle F.

ill- I) are coiled springs, the ends of which are secured to the ends of the attachmg members C-C' forming the connections therebetween, one of said springs extending parallel with the axle B, upon each side thereof.

Pivotally secured at points off the centers of the curves of the attaching members CC, between the two sides c-c, are links d0Z, to which are also pivotally secured the ends of the leaf spring A, which support the forward end of the car body.

E-Il, (Fig. 2) are the attaching members which are secured to supports ee, attached to the rear axle B. These attaching members are formed of two parts 6 -6 which are curved, as shown in Fig. 2. The

ends of said attaching members are spread apart to passthe axle B, and supported upon either side thereof is a coiled spring F-F, which engages the ends of the attaching members, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The oppositeends of the springupon either side of the axle B are connected by a rod F f--;"' are links which are pivotally secured bEetwEeen the sidesof the attaching members The operation is as follows: en the machine is traveling over a rough surface, the j olting is transmitted through the wheels to the axles, and the weight of the car body resting thereon through the spring connections, causes the vibration of thecar body along vertical lines to be transmitted through the link connections to the horizontally-extendin springs on both sides of the axles at the ront and rear of the machine. The pressure of the car body through the leaf springs to the con necting' links, drawing'downwardly on the members C'--EE, causes the force of the shock to be transmitted to the coiled springs which extend arallel with the 'front and rear axles of t e car.

I claim:

In a vehicle shock absorber, the combination with the axle. and the body spring of a vehicle, and a projection extending upwardly from each end of the axle, of a pair of bifurcated attaching members secured to each of said projections, said attaching members being curved at the upper ends thereof of the vehicle, each link being secured to its respective attaching member at a point ofi 1o the center of the curve of said attaching neemai member, and a spring device connecting directly the adjacent ends of the pair of attaching members, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing .witnesses.

' WILLIAM W. WINGER. Witnesses:

JOHN E. KERCHER,

James H. DEFELL. 

